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23 Default in other cases.
(1) In the Table in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the 1980 Act (maximum periods of imprisonment for default in paying fines etc.), for the entries relating to amounts not exceeding £5,000 there shall be substituted the following entries—
An amount not exceeding £200 | 7 days
An amount exceeding £200 but not exceeding £500 | 14 days
An amount exceeding £500 but not exceeding £1,000 | 28 days
An amount exceeding £1,000 but not exceeding £2,500 | 45 days
An amount exceeding £2,500 but not exceeding £5,000 | 3 months
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(2) For the Table in section 407(1A) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (maximum period of imprisonment for failure to pay fine or find caution) there shall be substituted the following Table—
Amount of fine or caution | Maximum period of imprisonment
An amount not exceeding £200 | 7 days
An amount exceeding £200 but not exceeding £500 | 14 days
An amount exceeding £500 but not exceeding £1,000 | 28 days
An amount exceeding £1,000 but not exceeding £2,500 | 45 days
An amount exceeding £2,500 but not exceeding £5,000 | 3 months
An amount exceeding £5,000 but not exceeding £10,000 | 6 months
An amount exceeding £10,000 but not exceeding £20,000 | 12 months
An amount exceeding £20,000 but not exceeding £50,000 | 18 months
An amount exceeding £50,000 but not exceeding £100,000 | 2 years
An amount exceeding £100,000 but not exceeding £250,000 | 3 years
An amount exceeding £250,000 but not exceeding £1 million | 5 years
An amount exceeding £1 million | 10 years.
(3) In Schedule 16 (repeals) to the 1988 Act, the entry relating to subsection (8) of section 41 of the Administration of Justice Act 1970 shall cease to have effect; and that subsection (discretion of Crown Court to specify extended period of imprisonment in default of payment of compensation) shall have effect as if that entry had not been enacted.
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23 Default in other cases.
(1) In the Table in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the 1980 Act (maximum periods of imprisonment for default in paying fines etc.), for the entries relating to amounts not exceeding £5,000 there shall be substituted the following entries—
An amount not exceeding £200 | 7 days
An amount exceeding £200 but not exceeding £500 | 14 days
An amount exceeding £500 but not exceeding £1,000 | 28 days
An amount exceeding £1,000 but not exceeding £2,500 | 45 days
An amount exceeding £2,500 but not exceeding £5,000 | 3 months
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(2) For the Table in section 407(1A) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (maximum period of imprisonment for failure to pay fine or find caution) there shall be substituted the following Table—
Amount of fine or caution | Maximum period of imprisonment
An amount not exceeding £200 | 7 days
An amount exceeding £200 but not exceeding £500 | 14 days
An amount exceeding £500 but not exceeding £1,000 | 28 days
An amount exceeding £1,000 but not exceeding £2,500 | 45 days
An amount exceeding £2,500 but not exceeding £5,000 | 3 months
An amount exceeding £5,000 but not exceeding £10,000 | 6 months
An amount exceeding £10,000 but not exceeding £20,000 | 12 months
An amount exceeding £20,000 but not exceeding £50,000 | 18 months
An amount exceeding £50,000 but not exceeding £100,000 | 2 years
An amount exceeding £100,000 but not exceeding £250,000 | 3 years
An amount exceeding £250,000 but not exceeding £1 million | 5 years
An amount exceeding £1 million | 10 years.
(3) In Schedule 16 (repeals) to the 1988 Act, the entry relating to subsection (8) of section 41 of the Administration of Justice Act 1970 shall cease to have effect; and that subsection (discretion of Crown Court to specify extended period of imprisonment in default of payment of compensation) shall have effect as if that entry had not been enacted.
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